Medal of Honor
August 28–30, 1862
Thoroughfare Gap & Bull Run, Virginia, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Civil War
- Unit or command
- Company F, 5th New York Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓After having had his horse shot under him in the fight at Thoroughfare Gap, Va., he voluntarily joined the 105th New York Volunteers and was conspicuous in the advance on the enemy's lines. Displayed gallantry in the advance on the skirmish line at Bull Run, Va., where he was wounded.
Sources & record notes
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- Julius Dexter Rhodes — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001054
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-28
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Sergeant Major
- Entered service at
- Springville, N.Y.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- ca39965dd73e42cd8f56ef7c0976b0564cb1c16045d700cfd54ddb1eb12d19e6
Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.
The current reference profile confirms the identity and award; name expanded or reconciled; highest later rank retained as Sergeant Major; legacy citation text, current rendered citation text, provenance, and checksums are preserved in parallel. No General Order verification is claimed.